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NYC Transit checkup spots violations
(The following story by Pete Donohue appeared on the New York Daily News website on May 23.) NEW YORK — Subway track workers and supervisors are still breaking safety rules despite the recent deaths of two workers, officials said yesterday. NYC Transit President...
CP Rail seeks curbs on strikers, no talks slated
(Reuters circulated the following story by Jeffrey Jones on May 22.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway asked courts for more restrictions on picketing track maintenance workers on Tuesday as a strike over wages and work rules ended its first week with no new talks...
NY Senators want new teeth for railroad’s ‘tired watchdog’
(The Associated Press Writer circulated the following story by Devlin Barrett on May 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New York's two senators said Tuesday that recent train wrecks in upstate New York show Congress must put new teeth into the rail safety agency one called an...
Registration underway for BLET’s 2007 EUMA
CLEVELAND, May 17 — Arrangements Chairman Don Zatteau and the members of BLET Division 286 are welcoming members to Traverse City, Mich., for the 69th annual Eastern Union Meeting Association (EUMA). Registration is now underway for the 2007 EUMA, which will take...
Teamsters Disaster Relief assistance available for New Jersey
CLEVELAND, May 22 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of New Jersey regarding severe storms and inland and coastal flooding that caused major damage in the following counties on April 14-20, 2007:...
Take the train to Yankee games in 2009
(The following story by Mark Ginocchio appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on May 22.) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City have agreed on a funding plan for a new Metro-North Railroad station at Yankee Stadium, moving New Haven...
The ‘grunts’ of the CPR work force
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on May 22.) TORONTO — In Gary McDougall's view, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is pushing the limits too far against a group of employees already at the bottom of the railway industry's wage...
NJ Transit suspends Raritan-High Bridge trains on Monday
(The following story by Jennifer Golson appeared on the Newark Star-Ledger website on May 21.) NEWARK — NJ Transit officials have suspended rail service in both directions on the Raritan Valley Line between Raritan and High Bridge for the rest of the day, while crews...
Woman leaps from Via Rail train
(The following story by June Webb appeared on the North Thompson times website on May 21.) NORTH THOMPSON — Via Rail made an unscheduled stop in Birch Island at 8:20 p.m. May 12. Like a scene out of a Hollywood movie, Pat Miner, a resident of Birch Island watched,...
Company asks judge to shield BNSF from asbestos suits
(The following story by Bloomberg News appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on May 22.) WILMINGTON, Del. — W.R. Grace & Co. asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy case to bar asbestos-related lawsuits against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. over the...
